Peter Becker Archives

Bermuda Short-Handed Return is back

March 30th, 2024

Short-handed racing between Bermuda and Newport, RI now offers yearly competition, and the opportunity has been seized by emerging women

February 7th, 2024

Peter Becker, who had previously reported about the upgrades to the batteries and charging system on a J/105 for offshore

August 7th, 2023

The Young American Sailing Academy began in 2013 as a junior big boat team focused on creating a new generation

April 11th, 2022

Peter Becker, a leader in the USA for introducing young people to big boat sailing, is all in for the

March 28th, 2022

by Peter Becker Last spring, I sailed an amazing race called the Bermuda 1-2. The first leg to Bermuda is

November 30th, 2020

When the focus of youth sailing in the USA is limited to age-based dinghies, how do today’s adult sailors mentor

March 22nd, 2018

Rye, NY (March 22, 2018) – The Young American Sailing Academy, Inc. (YASA) has been formed and incorporated as a

February 9th, 2017

Portsmouth, RI (February 9, 2017) – After receiving nominations from the public in the final months of 2016, US Sailing’s

February 5th, 2014

While many yacht clubs focus their youth training in youth dinghies, Peter Becker provides some information on how clubs may

December 4th, 2013

No sailor on the Stamford Yacht Club lawn after this year’s Vineyard Race was prouder than Peter Becker, the chairman